Mastering is the process of taking your mixed song and finalizing it with dedicated mastering processes.These tools allow you to get your song to stand up better against other commercial releases. In this class you’ll about what types of mastering effects are used, and how to use them in your music productions.
A look at How To Use Echomelt, Psychic Modulation’s new multi-FX unit designed for adding character, texture and warmth to your sounds. This intelligent plugin, that won’t break the bank, can create warbling “VHS” tape snagging effects, swirling choruses, dubbed-out space delays, lo-fi saturated distortion and everything in-between. Over these two videos we firstly go through the user interface checking out each of the controls before we look at EchoMelt in use, adding the plugin to a bass, pad and lead section of a track to see how it can transform and improve the sounds.
All new monster course in How To Make Uplifting Trance 2017. Aimed at the more advanced user, this course gives us a real insight into a true professional at work, and over these 20 videos we watch as James meticulously sculpts and shapes every element of the track to sit perfectly in the mix and enhance the overall sound. After crafting each section from the kick, sub, bass and percussion through to the FX, lead, keys, pads and vocals we move on to laying out the structure of the track before fine tuning everything to complete this epic and uplifting trance giant that has James Dymond’s signature sound written all over it. This is a course that really delves into the depths of quality production best practices. Go check it out!
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make music? Thanks to technology it has never been easier. In this course you will learn how to compose your very own song. This isn’t just a simple how to course, this is a course that shows you the ins and outs of songwriting in one jam packed hour. Learn the secrets behind baselines, drum beats and melodies. I want you to compose a song and show it to all of your friends!
This week we welcome back pro for an in depth look at the brilliant vsti emulation of Dave Smith’s classic synths the Prophet 5 and the Prophet VS. In How To Use Prophet V we firstly get the story behind these ground breaking synths before we dive firstly into the functions and capabilities of the classic Prophet 5, before moving over to the Prophet VS with its ingenious joystick to switch and merge between the oscillators and then finally checking out the combined synths working together. In the last three tutorials we watch as Matt gives us some incredible examples of what these synths are capable of and why they have gone down in history as one of the pinnacles in music and sound making machines. These synths are tricky and ultimately expensive to get your hands on in person but have made the synth lovers dream more accessible than ever and after watching this course, you’ll be wanting to have as much fun Matt has in creating your own sounds with these timeless classics. Enjoy!
In this class Gary will go through how to record audio into your digital audio workstation (DAW). He’ll give you advice on best practices when recording audio into your computer and also how to get the best audio recording performances
Techno grand master for a new course in How To Make Dark Room Techno. Found in clubs like Room 2 in Fabric, and Berlin’s infamous Berghain this is a much sought after genre that may sound minimal but is difficult to get right. With over 25 years of experience Kirk gives us a real treat over these 15 videos building a dark, minimal, evolving track from the ground up, and with no pre-prepared track, this is an exclusive insight into a master at work. Starting with the dark, driving beat Kirk layers on tension and atmosphere creating a drone and discordant sequences before sharing his subtractive method of arrangement in Ableton. After clever use of automation to add variety to the minimal elements, we watch Kirk go back to his analog roots using tape saturation before tweaking and perfecting the mix with EQ and compression, ready to be sent on for mastering. As you go through the tutorials, the course evolves as much as the tune itself, and it’s a joy witness it taking shape.
